Jacob is a hugely popular name here (I have lost count how many Jacob's and Jake's I know who are mostly 19 and under) & I think it's been #1 on the social security baby name list for the last few years.. Everyone has different tastes & name rules but I tried to shoot for names that weren't too off the wall & wouldn't make my child end up being known as Stephanie C in school (using my name as an example). I know others out there share the names of my children, they aren't that unique, I just didn't want it to be 4 other kids in their class. Though I know some either don't mind about things like that or it may even be a draw for them to name their child something popular. So go with your own tastes.